Public
Engagement
Frontier Community Resources
Board of Directors and CEDS Strategy Committee
Frontier is governed by a 24-member Board of Directors. This Board is comprised of local elected officials and representatives from private industry, labor, agriculture, higher education, commerce, finance, minority businesses and community organizations.
| Public Officials | |
| Muffy Davis | Blaine County |
| Marshall Ralph | Camas County |
| Bob Kunau | Cassia County |
| Susan Bolton | Gooding County |
| Ben Crouch | Jerome County |
| Wayne Schenck | Minidoka County |
| Rebecca Wood | Lincoln County |
| Don Hall | Twin Falls County |
| Mark Mitton | City of Burley |
| Vacant | Camas County City Representative |
| Mitch Arkoosh | City of Gooding |
| Vacant | Jerome County City Representative |
| Kelly Anthon | City of Rupert |
| Dan Pierson | City of Shoshone |
| Travis Rothweiler | City of Twin Falls |
| Jade Riley | City of Ketchum |
| Community Leaders | |
| Dr. Brady Dickinson | Twin Falls School District |
| Nate Murray | Idaho Power |
| Lupe Casteñeda | Guild Mortgage |
| Vacant | Banking Representative |
| Higher Education | |
| Dr. Todd Schwarz | College of Southern Idaho |
| Vacant | University of Idaho |
| Minority & Labor Groups | |
| Roy Villasenor | Community Council of Idaho |
| Workforce Development | |
| Brent Tolman | Outwest Policy Advisors |
Photo: Shoshone Falls in April 2022. Photo by Brandy Lowe
2025 - 2030 CEDS Development
| CEDS Strategy Committee | |
| Spencer Cutler | College of Southern Idaho |
| Danae Klimes | DL Evans Bank |
| Melanie Weir | First Federal Bank |
| Karla Robinson | High Desert Milk |
| Katherine Fiscus | ICCU |
| Riley Barney | Idaho Dairymen’s Association |
| Megan Beyer | Idaho Department of Labor |
| Rep. Jack Nelson | Idaho Legislature |
| Malan Erke | Jae Foundation |
| Ben Crouch | Jerome County |
| Penne Main | Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce |
| Angie Carter | South Central Community Action Partnership |
| Kyli Gough | St. Lukes |
| Kara Fort | United Way of South Central Idaho |
| Todd Schwarz | University of Idaho |
| Mike McKenna | Wood River Chamber of Commerce |
| Meeting Schedule | |
| March 19, 2025 | Intro to EDA and CEDS |
| April 16, 2025 | Summary Background and Economic Resiliency |
| May 21, 2025 | SWOT Analysis |
| June 18, 2025 | Action Plan & Evaluation Framework |
| July 16, 2025 | Strategy Alignment |
| August/ September | Community Engagement & Public Comment Period |
| October 22, 2025 | Finalize Report |
| December 4, 2025 | Frontier Community Resources Board of Directors approval and submission to EDA |
For more information on the development of the 2025-2030 CEDS for South Central Idaho, please contact Dr. Michele McFarlane at [email protected].